Nisei
The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.
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![Martha Kajiwara interview (ddr-csujad-6-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/59/3e/593ec0f1b78843698efa724b563dc2e1.jpg)
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Martha Kajiwara interview (ddr-csujad-6-10)
Oral history interview with Martha Kajiwara. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_KAJIWARA_MARTHA
![Anne Moore interview (ddr-csujad-6-23)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/42/e5/42e5d5506e73fd99565a94e2382e737b.jpg)
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Anne Moore interview (ddr-csujad-6-23)
Oral history interview with Anne Moore. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MOORE_ANNE
![Fred Hashimoto interview (ddr-csujad-6-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3c/b1/3cb1c4feedcee2f308c03538482cda4f.jpg)
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Fred Hashimoto interview (ddr-csujad-6-4)
Oral history interview with Fred Hashimoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_HASHIMOTO_FRED
![Kiichi Tange interview (ddr-csujad-6-30)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3d/67/3d675157c689497eecb7627189ebd0d3.jpg)
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Kiichi Tange interview (ddr-csujad-6-30)
Oral history interview with Kiichi Tange. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANGE_KIICHI
![Fred and Setsu Hirasuna interview (ddr-csujad-6-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/98/ed/98edad7eb67dafd7ec790f3e7d2a0ce8.jpg)
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Fred and Setsu Hirasuna interview (ddr-csujad-6-6)
Oral history interview with Fred and Setsu Hirasuna. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_HIRASUNA_FRED_AND_SETSU
![Mamoru Masuda interview (ddr-csujad-6-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/35/3e/353e2b468c0e01b4326d729f872152ba.jpg)
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Mamoru Masuda interview (ddr-csujad-6-21)
Oral history interview with Mamoru Masuda. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MASUDA_MAMORU
![Frank Suzuki interview (ddr-csujad-6-29)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ff/c7/ffc7ce29a2ea4807397497894928dda3.jpg)
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Frank Suzuki interview (ddr-csujad-6-29)
Oral history interview with Frank Suzuki. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_SUZUKI_FRANK
![Robert Yano interview (ddr-csujad-6-36)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ab/3b/ab3b031987fd58fca4fd4f941005b7d6.jpg)
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Robert Yano interview (ddr-csujad-6-36)
Oral history interview with Robert Yano. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_YANO_ROBERT
![Saburo Masada interview (ddr-csujad-6-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e2/0e/e20ef7a47b122dbdf7c236c52d91e444.jpg)
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Saburo Masada interview (ddr-csujad-6-20)
Oral history interview with Saburo Masada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MASADA_SABURO
![Dr. James K. Nagatani interview (ddr-csujad-6-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ac/7b/ac7b822e8e3e0d32b2c6870d4508ea50.jpg)
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Dr. James K. Nagatani interview (ddr-csujad-6-24)
Oral history interview with Dr. James K. Nagatani. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_NAGATANI_JAMES
![Sherman Kishi interview (ddr-csujad-6-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a6/d8/a6d8d9469e8f94668b3a5fd831880338.jpg)
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Sherman Kishi interview (ddr-csujad-6-13)
Oral history interview with Sherman Kishi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_KISHI_SHERMAN
![Eric Andow interview (ddr-csujad-6-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/48/c1/48c1c05598c8b9dd3c751bb14f589eaa.jpg)
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Eric Andow interview (ddr-csujad-6-2)
Oral history interview with Eric Andow. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_ANDOW_ERIC
![Ruth Okuye Ihara interview (ddr-csujad-6-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/92/cf/92cfeaf1b98e4a915644aac5c2b1e92c.jpg)
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Ruth Okuye Ihara interview (ddr-csujad-6-8)
Oral history interview with Ruth Okuye Ihara. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_IHARA_RUTH
![Two photos of Nisei servicemen (ddr-csujad-7-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/07/71/0771112a1896fd3c411135c019350ee2.jpg)
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Two photos of Nisei servicemen (ddr-csujad-7-13)
Two photos of Nisei servicemen. Top: Furloughed soldier with his mother in strawberry field, Florin, California, 1942. Bottom: Soldier visiting his parents at Minidoka incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f13
![Nisei girl looking over the baggage of two families (ddr-csujad-7-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/88/2d/882decc10e3543e3322a2910a0beca67.jpg)
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Nisei girl looking over the baggage of two families (ddr-csujad-7-11)
Nisei girl looking over the baggage of two families at a camp. The baggage belongs to "Y. Takemoto" and "Kobori, Miyoko." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f11
![Mr. Jiro Omata and Mrs. Tsune Lee (ddr-csujad-8-59)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/58/f9/58f9a83f7ab789f7903c423e489020f1.jpg)
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Mr. Jiro Omata and Mrs. Tsune Lee (ddr-csujad-8-59)
Oral history interview with Mr. Jiro Omata and Mrs. Tsune Lee. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Omata, Mr Jiro and Lee, Mrs Tsune
![Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/bd/6dbdb2ad74982e31c19daf0aa366f6cb.jpg)
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Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)
Oral history interview with Dr. Kikuo H. Taira. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Taira, Dr Kikuo
![Fresno West Side (ddr-csujad-8-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/c6/e7c62b6a992e9331beccb4b8dbd8caa1.jpg)
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Fresno West Side (ddr-csujad-8-13)
Oral history interview with Mr. Nori Masuda, Mrs. Masako Inada, Mrs. Fumi Nakajima, and Mrs. Setsu Hirasuna. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Fresno West Side
![Toru Naito (ddr-csujad-8-47)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/33/2a/332a61656e7fd487ef3666546098c604.jpg)
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Toru Naito (ddr-csujad-8-47)
Oral history interview with Toru Naito. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Naito, Toru
![Harry Sakae Watanabe (ddr-csujad-8-83)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/48/a7/48a75a8e001d72aaa26ad757f2dcc208.jpg)
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Harry Sakae Watanabe (ddr-csujad-8-83)
A statement by Sakae Watanabe. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Watanabe, Harry Sakae
![Shizuka Dobashi (ddr-csujad-8-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f5/c6/f5c61d5ef1578f37326d9d1e7a6190cd.jpg)
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Shizuka Dobashi (ddr-csujad-8-8)
Oral history interview with Shizuka Dobashi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Dobashi, Shinzuka
![Masao Okamura (ddr-csujad-8-57)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/02/96/02962626f8f251f484372bc333f95dbf.jpg)
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Masao Okamura (ddr-csujad-8-57)
Oral history interview with Masao Okamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Okamura, Masao
![Masao Araki (ddr-csujad-8-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6f/c0/6fc0813a96099fd16b11d1e5252359dc.jpg)
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Masao Araki (ddr-csujad-8-4)
Oral history interview with Masao Araki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Araki, Masao
![Mrs. Michiko Kataoka Neishi (ddr-csujad-8-52)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ee/54/ee545a840e41667cc51f6ef18c45837e.jpg)
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Mrs. Michiko Kataoka Neishi (ddr-csujad-8-52)
Oral history interview with Mrs. Michiko Kataoka Neishi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Neishi, Mrs Michiko Kataoka
![Iwao Kodama (ddr-csujad-8-28)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/62/a862d08eb1da487f611e310cb5c250ea.jpg)
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Iwao Kodama (ddr-csujad-8-28)
A statement by Iwao Kodama. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Kodama, Iwao